Just ordered a .50 beowulf upper

[shotgunwilly870]

My wife saw me about to submit my order to alexander arms for a .50 beowulf upper then flipped out (when she saw the price) so I said f it then a few minutes later she had my order up on the screen and said make sure this is what you want before I order it "I'm not going to be the wife that doesn't let you buy a gun you want" god I love her, and can't wait for my .50 .

 

[jtorbin88]

Which one did you get? And what mags do you use for it I might get one.

 

[shotgunwilly870]

I got the base model with a welded+pinned tank brake 2 10 rd .50 beowulf mags which are the same as usgi 5.56 30 rd but for $25 ea the regular 5.56/.223 mags are interchangeable anyway.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

Hard****ingcore. Enjoy it, which I know anyone would.

 

[jtorbin88]

Can you use those mags for 5.56? Maybe were looking in the wrong places for mags lol

 

[Judicator]

Nice. I ordered my 458 Socom in December and still waiting sadly. My wife hardly says no too. They are keepers

 

[jasons]

You find any ammo for it? I can't even find brass....

 

[shotgunwilly870]

I ordered ammo from them and I'm buying smith&wesson 500 reloading dies for making more.

 

[jasons]

I ordered ammo from them and I'm buying smith&wesson 500 reloading dies for making more.

You can load Beowulf in .500 dies? How do you deal with the crimp?

 

[LittleCalm]

I assume the mags are pre-ban? There was mention of this in a tread somewhere re: loading 10 Beo rounds into a 30 mag.

 

[wmass]

AA has their own brand aluminum and polymer 10rd beo mags. The feed lips are opened more than a usgi 30 and the followers are different. They won't hold 556 and for an off chance they do, they will not do so reliably. But my beo feeds fine with normal usgi 30rders...pre ban of course.

 

[Marcus5aurelius]

You're going to love it! One of my favorite AR platforms, but you certainly need to learn how to reload for it.

 

[crazymjb]

That could be an interesting case... I'm sure I could jam like 11-12 rounds of 9mm in some 10 round .40 mag and have it feed. Then what will they do!

Mike

 

[shotgunwilly870]

Keep your mag ideas to yourselves please the law monitors this site we dont want to give them any ideas.

 

[shotgunwilly870]

You're going to love it! One of my favorite AR platforms, but you certainly need to learn how to reload for it.

Do you reload the .50 Beowulf ?

 

[kurtb]

My wife has no clue what I buy until I bust it out . Then she says "where did that come from"

 

[Terminator03]

My wife has no clue what I buy until I bust it out . Then she says "where did that come from"

To which you reply... "Oh this, I've had that thing for years..."

 

[Chris]

I ordered ammo from them and I'm buying smith&wesson 500 reloading dies for making more.

While you can set a bullet using the .500 die, it is not ideal.

Do yourself a favor and get this:

Amazon.com: Lee Precision 50 Beowulf Very Limited Production 4-Die: Sports & Outdoors

Was recommended by the .50 Beowulf forum. Amazon is out, but someone else might still have it. Was a limited edition, so the supply is dwindling. I have my set.

 

[rudiewhitebwoy]

I ordered ammo from them and I'm buying smith&wesson 500 reloading dies for making more.

I've got a bunch of Beowulf Brass, every round I've ever fired, I think.
Let me know when you're set up and I'll help you pay for your investment.

 

[Remsport Mfg]

You can not use S&W 500 loading dies the Beowulf shell is tapered not streight walled like the S&W 500

 

[WI Laser]

I found 50 Beowulf ammo in stock a few months ago at Cabela's in East Hartford, CT. May be worth a phone call.

 

[jrbtzx12r]

Good pickup on the Beo, I love mine!

When I lived in MA the only way I was able to get Beo brass was to order it from GB. You can also go visit Lars at Umlaut in Concord NH when he has it. I don't know if he can arrange to hold on some for you when he gets it in, but I do know he won't ship it to MA.

 

[shotgunwilly870]

I have a house In nh I'll check when I go next time thanks

 

[Bob J]

My son (Marcus5Aurelius) and I have a beowulf and it is a hoot to shoot..... We also reload (and cast) for it... As has already been mentioned you will need a 50 beo die set since the brass is tapered as opposed to the straight case on the 500 mag (which we also reload).... We use the lee pacesetter die set:

lee-pacesetter-4-die-set-50-beowulf

You're going to love shooting this gun but it definitely needs to be one that you reload for....

 

[shotgunwilly870]

You can use 500 bullets to reload the Beowulf brass right? And do I need a different buffer and spring a hydraulic one maybe?

 

[atilla]

Can you use those mags for 5.56? Maybe were looking in the wrong places for mags lol

i believe you need to change the follower.

You find any ammo for it? I can't even find brass....

i saw some ammo at IDC in clinton, two or three boxes of factory AA ammo. might still be there.

 

[Marcus5aurelius]

i believe you need to change the follower.

Same follower as the 556, just single stack instead of double. We use the yellow magpul anti tilt followers and I highly recommend them.

Be aware that some bullets will FTF (at least in ours), like WFN because it can catch, but rounded bullets work perfect in ours.

 

[atilla]

wow, same follower and all? that's nifty. i wanted a beowulf upper for the longest time but realized i couldn't afford or feed it.

 

[Marcus5aurelius]

wow, same follower and all? that's nifty. i wanted a beowulf upper for the longest time but realized i couldn't afford or feed it.

Yea it's a pretty nice setup. Plus the mags we got in from AA were complete crap and nothing but problems. Standard USGI mags work really well after the anti tilt follower is installed (otherwise the bullets can nosedive in weird ways).

The one other mod which isn't even necessary is to take some sandpaper to the inside lips of the mags. This is only because theres an edge to them which can scratch up the brass as they are loaded/unloaded and since BEO brass is like gold you don't want to damage your brass in any way. Plus you probably want to invest in a solid brass catcher, it makes things a whole lot easier.

 

[atilla]

we need to shoot together sometime!